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Launch success!
After years of hard work and planning, Metop-C was successfully launched from Kourou at 01:47 (CET) Wednesday!
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You can watch the lift-off from the European Space Port.
Last Updated
01 November 2023
Published on
08 November 2018
You can watch the lift-off from the European Space Port here.
Now, a whole lot of other hard work has started!
We’ll keep you updated on Metop-C’s progress toward full operational status, which is expected early spring 2019, but, in the meantime, we thought you might enjoy some images from the launch.
![Launch video](https://www-cdn.eumetsat.int/files/2020-06/sciblog-met-c-launch-pic-3-1040x580.jpg)
![launch group](https://www-cdn.eumetsat.int/files/2020-06/sciblog-met-c-launch-pic-2-1040x580.jpg)